Films of African Diaspora Cinema, Jack Muhindo and Monique Phoba

Museum M, Sunday 29 March

11.15

Ombre, België, 18 min., French spoken

Produced by Afrikan Diaspora Cinema, Ombre is a set of series/films with codes of Blaxploitation.

Here we follow Ombre, a hit man trying to get out of the business after his wife's death. Decides to take on one final big mission that will earn him a big amount of money, enough to lead a comfortable life...quickly enough he realises that it's not that easy.

Flashy with as example the Hollywood gangster movies, this series testifies that new important filmmakers are born.

Acteurs: Rudy Mukendi, Steve bikim, Y'men Mongongu, Alicia Eyg, Shakila, Cléo Maïté
Réalisateur: Ceebor-g Chivazz
Producteur: Thierry Luse
© 2014 AFRIKANDIASPORACINEMA.TV

11.40

Des blancs ont tués des noirs, ce soir je tuerai un blanc. België, 9 min., French spoken, English subtitles

(WHITE MEN KILLED BLACK MEN, TONIGHT I'LL KILL A WHITE MAN)

Inspired by a true story. Afrikan Diaspora Cinema (ADC) dares to talk about subjects that are avoided by a lot of people.
Also here the element of surprise plays an important role. Inventive and great performances! We want to see more of ADC. You'll judge by yourself.

Actors: Prince Nishen, Y'Men Mongongu, Felix Strix
Scenarist&director: Ceebor-g Chivazz
Producer: Thierry Luse
© 2014 AFRIKANDIASPORACINEMA.TV

12.00

Faraja, DR Congo, 6 min., French spoken

Jack Muhindo

Faraja, a young boy from Goma, rents out his bike for just a few cents to a couple of his friends. He dreams of starting a large cycle shop to raise money for his family.

 

13.15

Guest: Monique Phabo: a dialogue followed by a screening of 3 of her films

13.45

Un rêve d'indépendence, 1998, 54 min

People no longer know what medical assistants were: neither the Belgians, who created this medical category during the colonization of the Congo, nor the Congolese who have let this part of their history sink into oblivion. Tracing the steps of her grandfather - formerly a medical assistant, now a doctor - the Congolese filmmaker uses this family history to portray her country 37 years after Independence.

14.50

Sorcière la vie, 2004, 52 min

Monique Mbeka Phoba spent part of her childhood in Congo-Kinshasa, where witchcraft plays an integral part in people’s lives. She then went to live in Belgium. There, her parents decided against telling her about witchcraft She became a stranger to her own culture. How is a personality constructed and what values can we refer to when a person lives in a Western environment, but within a family structure in which the traditional cultural references are present but remain unexplained? It is this question, and many others, that the director will try to answer by undertaking this journey back to her roots. Ranging from the daily practices of witchcraft in Congo-Kinshasa to the frank and surprising clashes between Monique Mbeka Phoba and the people close to her, the film follows the rhythm of its maker’s search.

15.55

Entre la coup et l'élection, 2008, 56 min

Looking for a myth, “The Leopards of Zaire”, in contemporary Congo. They were the first black African soccer team ever to take part in a world cup.Two young Congolese filmmakers decide to make a documentary to leave an everlasting memory of the national team which in 1974 took part in the World Cup: it was the first African national team to get through the selection for the World Cup! Today the wizards of the ball have been forgotten and some have already sunk into poverty. The two student filmmakers decide to deal with this subject precisely when the first political elections are held: another memorable time in the history of Congo. Old and new dreams meet in a country which after 40 years of dictatorship and endless civil wars is in a state of total decline.